New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-29
ADDING REPUBLICAN NAMES.
THE ANNUAL ENROLMENT MADE QUIETLY.

DISTRICT ROLLS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR OP-
POSING CREGAN.
Tho annual enrolment of Republican voters III the
city last evening gave opportunity for 2,Ooo OF
3,oOO Republicans who had not been members Oh the
party organization TO add their the district
rolls Tho district organizations OF enrolled Repuoh-
can may elect new members at any OF their monthly
meetings but the proposing and electng OF members
are forms that dispensed with the annual enroll
ing day. when any citizen who has voted for Republi
can state and National candidates and intends To sup
port Republican principles may become entitled solely
ny Ms own act TO vote ut ths party primaries
fhc rule adopted las: and now part OF tho cons-
tution oil the party in this city those who have once
enrolled do not need to repeat the torality each year
but the new names added 10 the exiting roll Inc
election OF members at the monthly meetings ana the
enrolment yesterday have made the number OF en-
rolled Republicans in the city probably from 2o,oOo
Tn 3ooOO. Some names have been dropped from the
roll since the enrolment of April. 1885
The enrolment in most of the Assembly Districts
went off quietly. There some trouble In the lat
District John II. Grimes l. the leader OF the Associa-
ton there he stood rs sentinel at the enrolling desk
and at one time challenged almost every person VINO
appeared allie ling that John OBrien, the ex-secre-
tary, was working to have Democratic voters regis
tered. Frank Redmond in several instances com
bated Mr. Grimes The contention at length became
~ proracted that both leaders agreed to leave the
room and allow the eni olment to take its course Joh
PlIrlcn then came in with Denis f. McCarthy anu
John Gallagher and protested against the enrolment,
alleging that his two friends were the legally elected
fused to let any men engage in the work except the
enrolling officers who had acted throughout the Day
the Isl strict led TO placing 2O2 names on the roll
Everything went placidly in the Id Distnct, where
scvcntytwo names were added TO tho roll Inc
WITH District added 10 and the With District larger
number to the roll of Republicans The interest in
the With District enrolment was increased by the iact
that new leader OF the district organization VIII
soon be cho en- in place OF James ID. liawes, VINO
recently died. The With, With, Xih, Xllth AID
XlVth districts the East Side OF the city increased
the number of enrolled Republicans by about 300.
Tho With district organization was enlarged by
- additional members, that OF the lAth by ABOUT
10 and that OF theX It'll where special efforts were
made to attract Republicans 30 the place OF enrolment
The Nllth District organization mas not been
harmonious for year or two and both sides tried to
secure the enrolment OF as many OF their adnerepis
n possible. Over 300 names were received. small
number OF voters enrolled in the XVIII District
Contrary TO general expectation, there was qiet
time a; the enrolling ace OF the XHith district, at
John r. Pope, chairman Of the District Association
aud several others represented the Cregan interest
and John II. W. killeen. John il. FIicks ara Jpnh
Mckee the opposition. Both sides watched carefully
the movement against Car tain Cregan sent the iol-
lowing citc iar throu h the district:
The Republican Of the XVIII Assembly District op'
po,ra to hG Of MT c aga are re-
quete to enroll their names at the time and place ABOVE ue
u enrolment Republicans who have at heart the sue.
,g .pi is mo .1ec.iy nporiani in view Of lie
tie ocalici leader In ourd strict.
acron sr on tai in TN. district Republican voI,r' .rs
hired at - ach ca7t upon them by Michael trrg, WHO
la lived exclusively nron the bounty Of the rpuO'ah parry
/ fOr tho last twenty years.
Th- was signed 10y Dr Theodore Cole Frederick Davis,
Achilles wood. John H. ". kiiecn. john H. Frrkc'
Jane, Daly. Mfrei Brummc. Committee on OrgalHr
ton The enrolling officers were william j. 'obhe,
.non Cornell and Edward Fisher All who applied anu
gave satisfactory answers were enrolled lhere waS no
wrangue When the books were closed ONLY iory ne"
name. had been enrolled Both sides DECLARED them.
s,lvry satisfied Whatever CHALLENGES are made VIII hc
~
Iory OF the voter. There were 9l2 names on inc
book. and with the forty additional makes toal 90 -
entitled Ia vote unless some are stricken on '"P'"
/ Crc-nu. with his usual mpIc,ty, said; 1900 49,
yofo sha IN, 1T tn he result when tho votes are
| counted ON tie ni.ht 81 the primary
John ~ W killcrL ami Others laughed al tue capah'
! bold asscriion- MI kilicrn sail:
wch,d show 10 night b"eanse he other sde con'
not help u'm-rl'e' We owe ,h,h n'l'nI, sionpno
w 10 A. r' - trrnvnve of the new men euro lr,
10 nisht are our lend. well represented a pre-
nroimrnt We shal watch Tue ca! zen t"s oo.y
We ask - that friends shall come forward aud yot" AZ ~
pr mary. They will be protected. and tho votes Will
| counted az 'asL
The large enrolment In the XY1Ith District received
| large addition The enrolling officers Ia the Ahlllli
DisIirt reported gain ot over 100 anu .1o ILLS Nh ~,
rsd last night by over 80 There were challenge
cirsci ~ ;, ,,.cor,e,t ,nong the new men wa
Colonel T. d. Grant lie said 10 a TRIBUNE reporter TIA
he Thought II about time 10 pat himself on record
The increase in the number OF enrolled KcpuDchhs lI
the y kid District seventy four and In the Mia
District 400 300 additional names were reported 10y
the enrolling officers as having been pnt On the to
Friday at tho places enrolment to inspect the chal
lcnges that shall be made Aot only persons VINO nav
Just enrolled. but who belong 10 the party OF
! gauization In the district may he challenged Inc en-
roiing oil, or. send no to challenged persons
and must examine the grounds OF the challenge